| Self-Precessing Gyrocompass
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| Type
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Sensory aid
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| Tech Level
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TL–9
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| Cost
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Cr1,100
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| Size
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8 liters
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| Weight
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3 kg
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| Gyrocompass, hand-held
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| Type
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Sensory aid
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| Tech Level
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TL–12
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| Cost
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Cr2,000
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| Size
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1 liter
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| Weight
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0.5kg
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A necessary improvement in navigational equipment for other worlds is the self-precessing gyrocompass, used both on survey vehicles and in hand-held models. The gyrocompass does not need a magnetic field to operate, and sets itself automatically. When a landing party stops on the surface of the world, the air/raft gyrocompass senses the world's rotational motion and sets itself. This process takes about half an hour, during which time the party should not move the air/raft. All personal gyrocompasses are precessed along with the main one.